Cushioned



LKRAFT.

cusmoNEn CAP. i APPLICATION FILED OCT- 5. 1916.

Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

JULIUs KRAFT, on PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA;

csHIoNnD CAP.

`Specification of Letters Llatent.

i Patented Sept, 9, 1919.

.i Application filed October 5, 1916, `Serial No. 123,948. e

To aZZ whom t muy concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUs KRAFT, a citizen of Switzerland, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia `and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cushioned Caps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to apparel caps and while the cap embodying the present invention is particularly designed for use by travelers, nevertheless, it maybe used vto great advantage by Sportsmen, automobiliste, and in fact, by anyone who for business or pleasure is required to travel or be so situated as to be deprived of the use of a -bed or similar place of rest for any considerable length of time. lt is the primary aim of the invention to provide a cap which will not differ materially in its appearance from the ordinary cap worn by travelers and Sportsmen and which `will yet be so constructed as to constitute a cushion for either the back or the sides of the head when the head is rested against a car window frame or other object depending, of course, upon the circumstances upon which the cap is worn and which object would otherwise prove so uncomfortable 4asto prevent one obtaining the desired rest. `While it has been proposed to provide a cap or other head covering with an inflatable cushion member, it has' been found that this is undesirable for the reason that in order to secure the advantages which might be expected to flow from a head covering so constructed, it is necessary to inflate the pneumatic cushion and after use, to deflate the same. Furthermore, the cushion must lbe of considerable size or in other words, must bulge outwardly from the head a considerable distance in order to obtain the desired cushioning effect and the head covering is therefore rendered unsightly and clumsy in appearance. The present invention, therefore, has as a fur ther aim to provide a cap or Aother type of head covering with a cushioning medium, the presence of which will not be noticeable to such an extent as to render the head covering bulky or unsightly in appearance.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure l is a view illustrating the cap embodying the present invention in side elevation, i

Fig. 2 is a view illustrating the cap in front to rear section.

closes' the lower In the drawings, the `numeral `l indicates y in general,a cap of substantially the ordinary shape provided with a lining 2 and at its front with a vizor 3. The cap, atthe rear and at each side, `is provided with a padding which constitutes the cushioning medium for thefcap and in order to provide a pocket for the padding, the cap is pref-` erably formed at its rear and at each side larger `than it would be if it were not for the presence of the ding filling the same, and by reference to Fig. 2, it will be observed that the lining 2 forms the inner wall of this padding and thislining may bee-f such area as to extend within the back and sides ofthe cap saidpocket and the padto form the pocket or it may be extended l within the top at the forward side of the cap as shown in the present drawings. In any event, that portion of the lining which forms the inner wall of the pocket is indicated by the numeral 4t and the portion of the material of the cap which forms the outer wall of the pocket is indicated in general by the numeral 5, At the rear and sides of the" cap, the lower edge of the lining 5 andthe cloth ofthe cap proper are united byyaseam as indicated at 6 which useam side of the pocket and the upper side of the said pocket is closed by a line of stitching as indicated at 7. The line of stitching 6 extends continuously along the lower edges of the cloth of the cap and the lining therefor from the ends of the vizor 3 and the line of stitching 7 extends from the said ends of the viZor continuously around the rear side of the top of the cap and approximately in a horizontal plane. A line of loose stitching 8 is passed through the lining and the material of the cap and extends from points slightly in the rear of the ends of the line of stitching 7 and upon the line of stitching 6' continuously around the rear side of the cap. Anotherline of loose stitching 9 extends from the line of stitching 6 at points in rear o-f the line of tinuously around the rear side of the cap and below the said line of stitching 8. Thus all of the lines of stitching 6, 7, V8 and 9 converge in the general direction of the forwa-rd side of the cap. By reference to Fig. 2, it will be observed that the lining or more specifically, the portion 4 thereof which forms the inner wall of the pocket will, when the cap is applied to the head,

stitching 8v also coni point sides more or less snugly fit the sides of the head and it will further be observed at this that the lower edge ofthe cap at the ofthe head extends down to the ears and that at the rear side of the cap, the

' said lower edge is considerably lower than in the ordinary cap. Y n

The pocket is provided with a filling or padding 10 which may be of any suitable material suchpfor example, as hair or wool Y and it will be observed that the lines of stitching Sand 9 pass through .this filling and consequentlytend to prevent displacement. of the iilling within the pocket. Referring now particularly to Fig. 2, it will be observed that Vthefiiling 10 is so arranged within the pocket that the cushion will be of maximum thickness between the lines of stitching 8 and 9 although it decreases in thickness towardlthe sides vand front of the cap. In other words, the thickness of the length of time.

1n the use of the cap, the head may be Gopies ofV this patentmay be obtained for. ve cents each, by addressing the rested against the back of the car seat or either side of the head may be rested against the window frame of the car assuming that the cap is being worn by a traveler, or under other conditions of use, the head may be rested at the back or at either side against any convenient object and all shocks will be cushioned and absorbed by the filling 10 and the wearer of the cap willbe permitted to rest comfortably. If desired, other lines of stitching may be passed through the walls of the pocket and through the filling 10 although I have found it quite sufiicient to provide the lines of stitching 8 and 9 for the purpose above stated.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new is:

A head covering having its lower rear and side edges located considerably below the crown line of the covering, the said covering between its said edges and a line extending at the rear and sides of the covering above the crown line of the covering, being provided with a cushion consisting of a permanent filling, the said cushion being of maximum thickness at the rear of the cover and gradually decreasing in thickness toward the said lower rear and side edges of the covering and toward the said line, the cushion being also gradually decreased in thickness from the rear of the covering toward the sides thereof.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature.

JUDIUS KRAFT. [n s] Commissioner of Patents,

se Washington, D. C. 

